Events Coordinator at Spark & Light Nigeria Limited

Spark & Light Nigeria Limited is a wholly indigenous company providing specialized engineering, environmental management care and protection, oil and gas services, construction and other interrelated and integrated sectors of service provision in Nigeria. We are duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria (CAC) with incorporation number RC: 980429.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Events Coordinator

Location: Lagos

Key Responsibilities

• Working in the overall planning, execution and commercial viability of a variety of events
• Researching suitable venues, hosts/speakers and entertainment for events
• Working with the marketing and design teams to assist the implementation of the marketing campaign for each event, requiring a sound knowledge of associated processes
• Working with the client to produce high quality event literature, including thorough checking of all copy e.g. entry brochures, booking forms, tickets, programmes etc
• Liaising with the production/AV supplier in pre-production and assisting with all aspects of the staging requirements for events
• Liaising with event sponsors to ensure that their package is honoured and their logo reproduced to their satisfaction on all relevant promotional literature
• Dealing with incoming enquiries for events and corresponding with entrants, judges, table bookers and sponsors
• Attending meetings with clients and producing minutes for all meetings as necessary
• Ensuring all administration for the event is completed in a timely and accurate fashion, to include processing/cataloguing of entries and table/delegate bookings, ensuring all revenue for the event has been processed correctly, contracting and invoicing of sponsors, and co-ordination of judging, travel and accommodation arrangements as necessary
• Co-ordinating the production of all event signage with the appropriate logos/messages etc
• Carry out maintenance checks and walk-rounds timely to identify and report defects, hazards, injuries, equipment or processes that negatively affect the operations
• Assisting the client in selecting menus, room layouts and table plans
• Booking local hostesses and briefing them accordingly
• Ensuring compliance with data protection rules
• Sharing best practice across the events teams

Key Skills & Requirements

• The qualified candidate will be enthusiastic, energetic and outgoing with a background in recreation, and/or social event planning.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; significant work experience can substitute for the degree
• Minimum of 2 years experience of organizing/coordinating events
• Previous operational knowledge and experience of IT Events Management system preferably
• Outstanding IT/AV Knowledge
• Proficient use of the latest version of Microsoft Office
• Proven ability to handle multiple deadlines.
• Strong working knowledge of customer service principles and practices. Customer relationship-development and client retention experience a plus.
• Excellent communication skills including spoken and written English.
• Exceptional Team Leadership and interpersonal skills
• Great organisation and administration skills and a real eye for detail
• Hours are flexible and will include some nights, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to: [email protected]